The Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

Participation in wrongful trading

13.—(1) Where the High Court makes a declaration under Article 177 or 178 of the Insolvency Order that a person is liable to make a contribution to a company’s assets, then, whether or not an applica-tion for such an order is made by any person, the Court may, if it thinks fit, also make a disqualification order against the person to whom the declaration relates.

(2) The maximum period of disqualification under this Article is 15 years.